Constipation in the Primary Care Setting: Current Concepts and Misconceptions

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 736-739

  Wald, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Enterokinetics; Laxatives

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; GLYCEROL; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBIPROSTONE; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLCELLULOSE; MISOPROSTOL; OSMOTIC AGENT; POLYCARBOPHIL CALCIUM; SORBITOL; TEGASEROD;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION HABIT; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33747885199     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.03.025     Document Type: Note

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